Caracterização do estado trófico de Albufeiras do Norte Alentejano

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia do Ambiente – Ramo Engenharia Sanitária

HIV AND HCV COINFECTION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND GENOTYPE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL

A cross-sectional study on prevalence, associated factors and genotype distribution of HCV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients recruited at reference centers in the Midwest Region of Brazil. The prevalence rate of HIV-HCV coinfection was 6.9% (95% CI: 5.2 to 8.6). In multivariable analysis, increasing age, use of illicit drugs (injection and non-injection), a history of blood transfusion before 1994, and the absence of a steady partnership were significant independent associated factors for HIV-HCV coinfection. The phylogenetic analysis based on the NS5B region revealed the presence of two major circulating genotypes of HCV: genotypes 1 (58.3%) and 3 (41.7%). The prevalence of HIV-HCV coinfection was lower than those reported in studies conducted with HIV-infected patients in different regions of Brazil, due to the fact that illicit drug use is not a frequent mode of HIV transmission in this region of Brazil. Serologic screening of HIV-patients for HCV before initiating antiretroviral treatment, a comprehensive identification of associated factors, and the implementation of effective harm reduction programs are highly recommended to provide useful information for treatment and to prevent HCV coinfection in these patients.

Provisões para sinistros: estudo do mercado segurador português

Dissertação apresentada como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Estatística e Gestão de Informação

Documentar: porquê, o quê, como e quando? A conservação da obra de Francisco Tropa

Dissertação para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Conservação e Restauro. Especialização em Ciências da Conservação

Implementação do sistema SMED nas linhas de produção na “José Maria da Fonseca Vinhos, SA”

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Tecnologia e Segurança Alimentar

ROTAVIRUS GENOTYPES CIRCULATING IN BRAZIL, 2007-2012: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE VACCINE PROGRAM

SUMMARY Regarding public health in Brazil, a new scenario emerged with the establishment of universal rotavirus (RV) vaccination programs. Herein, the data from the five years of surveillance (2007-2012) of G- and P-type RV strains isolated from individuals with acute gastroenteritis in Brazil are reported. A total of 6,196 fecal specimens were investigated by ELISA and RT-PCR. RVs were detected in 19.1% (1,181/6,196). The peak of RV incidence moved from June-August to September. RV was detected less frequently (19.5%) among children ≤ 5 years than in older children and adolescents (6-18 years) (40.6%). Genotype distribution showed a different profile for each year: G2P[4] strains were most prevalent during 2007-2010, G9P[8] in 2011, and G12P[8] in 2012. Mixed infections (G1+G2P[4], G2+G3P[4]+P[8], G2+G12P[8]), unusual combinations (G1P[4], G2P[6]), and rare strains (G3P[3]) were also identified throughout the study period. Widespread vaccination may alter the RV seasonal pattern. The finding of RV disease affecting older children and adolescents after vaccine implementation has been reported worldwide. G2P[4] emergence most likely follows a global trend seemingly unrelated to vaccination, and G12, apparently, is emerging in the Brazilian population. The rapidly changing RV genotype patterns detected during this study illustrate a dynamic population of co-circulating wildtype RVs in Brazil.

CHAGASIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN AN HIV INFECTED PATIENT WITH MODERATE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION: PROLONGED SURVIVAL AND CHALLENGES IN THE HAART ERA

The reactivation of Chagas disease in HIV infected patients presents high mortality and morbidity. We present the case of a female patient with confirmed Chagasic meningoencephalitis as AIDS-defining illness. Interestingly, her TCD4+ lymphocyte cell count was 318 cells/mm3. After two months of induction therapy, one year of maintenance with benznidazol, and early introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the patient had good clinical, parasitological and radiological evolution. We used a qualitative polymerase chain reaction for the monitoring of T. cruzi parasitemia during and after the treatment. We emphasize the potential value of molecular techniques along with clinical and radiological parameters in the follow-up of patients with Chagas disease and HIV infection. Early introduction of HAART, prolonged induction and maintenance of antiparasitic therapy, and its discontinuation are feasible, in the current management of reactivation of Chagas disease.

DENGUE DURING PREGNANCY: ASSOCIATION WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PREMATURITY

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dengue virus infection during pregnancy and its correlation with low birth weight, prematurity, and asphyxia. A non-concurrent cohort study reveals the association of dengue during pregnancy with prematurity and low birth weight, when birth occurred during the maternal-fetal viremia period (p = 0.016 and p < 0.0001, respectively).

Os Livros de Horas (séc. XV) na colecção do Palácio Nacional de Mafra: estudo e conservação

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Conservação e Restauro. Especialização em documentos gráficos

Aspectos laboratoriais e epidemiológicos de infecções por rubéola na cidade Rio de Janeiro

Os autores apresentam dados obtidos no estudo de soros com a finalidade de determinar os níveis de anticorpos para rubéola, no período de 1970 a 1975, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Estes soros induiram principalmente gestantes em contato com casos clínicos ou suspeitos de rubéola. Dentre as gestantes, de 2.155 casos em que as informações eram mais completas, analisaram-se os resultados da sorologia com a finalidade de estabelecer o grau de imunidade prévio ao contato e o nível de risco para o concepto. Verificou-se que 84,4% destas gestantes possuiam anticorpos, sendo que destas 8,1% alcançaram níveis iguais ou superiores a 1/320, sugerint infecção recente. Obteve-se conversão sorológica em 1,2%, comprovando-se a infecção atual por rubéola. A análise dos dados referentes a casos notificados de rubéola na cidade do Rio de Janeiro no período de 1965 a 1974 demonstrou uma incidência maior no segundo semestre, tendo ocorrido dois surtos da doença, um em 1968 e outro em 1974.

The application of the controllability principle in Electricidade dos Açores, SA

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Desenvolvimento de membranas catalíticas poliméricas para a metanólise de ácidos gordos

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Química e Bioquímica

Estudo de um vitral quatrocentista do Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória, Batalha: caracterização, fenómenos de degradação e processos de limpeza com Líquidos Iónicos

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Conservação e Restauro - Especialização em Vitral

Critical analysis: Portuguese 9th grade exam results and socioeconomic factors

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Materials handling in hospitals: An analysis of how the storage and materials handling system can be improved, using the example of Hospital Santa Maria

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics